Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down.

“Slap yourself.”

met his gaze, puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized to

explain but just arched an eyebrow indifferently.

bit her lip and

cheek

second slap, a third… until he

Elgin pointed to the thermos on the

as

when she lifted the lid, tantalizing her

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste her

of waking from a vegetative

but dared not, blinking rapidly to push back the

with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the

He wanted her to eat it?

night Letitia said. Phedra brought

on

the spoon, scooped up some soup

do it myself

Open your mouth”

had no choice but to open her

gint of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

man ate this soup, his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and the soup wouldn’t affect her

what? He couldn’t

Letitia was glad because she was

her an agreement while

was a divorce agreement

but he already wanted a divorce What

rested his forehead on his hand. During these three months, behave

the woman he had slept with that night

meaningless, because

all her beauty had him unconsciously

Letitia agreed. “But I have

to bargain with me? You want me to

“No”

spot and anyone who dared to uncover it

knew his temper, but she had no

“Have you ever considered, maybe your father’s death

face darkened quickly like storm

coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you

to die?

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